Video Clip 5: Adam Smith and the Wealth of Nations (2:25) Scott Christianson talked about his book, 100 Documents that Changed the World: From the Magna Carta to Wikileaks.

"The Wealth of Nations" is an influential text published by Scottish philosopher and economist Adam Smith in 1776. Its full title is "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations".

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Adam Smith (1723 -1790) put together ... He made an outlandish prediction in his famous book,“The Wealth of Nations,”declaring in 1776 that his model would result in “universal opulence ...

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Adam Smith and the Wealth of Nations. Scott Christianson talked about his book, 100 Documents that Changed the World: From the Magna Carta to Wikileaks. In this clip, ...

In this clip, Mr. Christianson discussed Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nation … Scott Christianson talked about his book, 100 Documents that Changed the World: From the Magna Carta to Wikileaks.